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Archival as SubjectJames C. McGroddy
Dates
April 6, 1937 – present
Authorized Form of Name
McGroddy, James C.
Biography
Abstract
James McGroddy was Senior Vice President, Director of Research, at International Business Machines (IBM) (989-1995). His easly research led to the first observation of the Gunn effect in ternary allows of III-V compounds, and he later broadened his research to diverse phenomena in semiconductors.
Important Dates
April 6, 1937Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1958Obtained BS, St. Joseph's College, Patchogue (N.Y.).
1964Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Maryland, College Park (Md.).
1964 – 1965Research Associate, University of Maryland, College Park (Md.).
1965 – 1996Researcher (1965-1977); Director, Semiconductor Science and Technology (1977-1981); Vice President, Logic and Memory (1981-1989); Senior Vice President, Director of Research (1989-1995); and Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chair (1996), International Business Machines (IBM), Yorktown Heights (N.Y.).
1970 – 1971Visiting Professor, Technical University of Denmark.
1995Awarded George E. Pake Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at IBM.
Piore, Emanuel Ruben, 1908-2000
Both employed at IBM.
Additional
Brodsky, M. H. (Marc Herbert), 1938-
Nathan, Marshall I., 1933-
Institutions
Major Positions
Danmarks tekniske højskole
Visiting Professor.
Researcher; Director, Semiconductor Science and Technology; Vice President, Logic and Memory; Senior Vice President, Director of Research; and Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chair.
University of Maryland at College Park. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained PhD (1964). Research Associate.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1995 George E. Pake Prize.
St. Joseph’s College (Patchogue, N.Y.)
Obtained BS (1958).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Oral history interview with Marc Brodsky, 2008 January 8.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Marshall I. Nathan, 1984 October 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA